Bars: 1/2 c. Butter or margarine, softened 1/4 c. shortening 1 c. packed brown sugar 1-3/4 c. flour 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. soda 1-1/2 c. quick cooking oats Date Filling: 3 c. cut up dates 1/4 c. sugar 1-1/2 c. water Prepare Date Filling: Cool Bars: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 9x13 inch pan. Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Mix in remaining ingredients. Press half of the mixture evenly in the bottom of the pan. Spread with filling. Top with remaining crumb mixture, pressing lightly. Bake 25 to 30 minutes till light brown. Date Filling: Combine ingredients in saucepan Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, about 10 minutes, or until thickened. Cool. This recipe is from an actual cookbook printed by Fundcraft Publishing! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: Cookbooks.com! Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |